Luckily, Mrs. Fowler lost her daughter and husband in a week when everyone gathered at court and all witnesses have claimed what had happened. After hearing from many, Mrs. Fowler lost custody immediately having the adoption process officially completed. Leonard and Penny are very excited to take they're new kids home.
Soon everything went back to normal for the new family. Mary and Meemaw spent a few more days with them before they go back to Texas. Raj and his dog have just moved to apartment 4B so he won't have to live in a small and cheap apartment anymore. And he invites Anu to live with him from time to time.
Sheldon and Amy's relationship with each other and their new parents get closer than before. The schedule remains the same.
Every morning, Sheldon and Amy would wake up at 7:30 AM, have breakfast Leonard or Penny provides for them before each goes to work. The kids would spend the morning playing their toys, watching tv, or baking cookies with Penny. Then they would have lunch, and they would have a short nap before playing some more or go out to one or two places either grocery shopping, or getting fresh air at a park, but only on Monday afternoons, Leonard takes Sheldon and Amy to the planetarium to visit Raj. Tuesday afternoons, Penny takes Sheldon and Amy to the zoo for activities for children. And also on Thursday afternoons, Leonard takes Amy to a ballet and tap combo class and then he takes Sheldon to the new science museum that just opened. And Friday is the only day that Sheldon and Amy goes to the Wolowtiz's house to have Bernadette babysit them. Either way, everyone makes it back to the apartment on time for dinner as it sunsets. After that they would have dessert and watch a little tv before 8 PM which is time for the bedtime rituals. But only on Monday and Thursday nights is when they have their baths around 7:30 and Penny would dry them off with towels. Then they get in their pajamas, and brush their teeth before getting in their own beds. Each night, Leonard or Penny reads them one or two different books, but they would often read "The Little Engine That Could" or "Goodnight Moon", and they would often get Leonard or Penny to read a solar system book and giving facts. Whenever Leonard and Penny have a date night, Raj would come and babysit the kids and they would make him read "The Book With No Pictures" just to make fun of him. After that was done, they would tuck the kids in with their stuffed animals and kissed them goodnight. As always every night, they would crawl into each other's beds and sleep next to each other. Sometimes Leonard and Penny would check up on them and see them sleeping together. They make a mental note to tell the kids that they need to sleep in their own beds.
This went on for a few more weeks later and it was time for Leonard and Penny to tell them during dinner.
"Now kids, it is time starting tonight that you sleep in your own beds," Leonard said sipping his coffee.
Sheldon and Amy are clearly not happy with the arrangement. They stopped eating and looked at each other.
Leonard continued, "I know that helps you both fall asleep but you have to understand that when you both can't keep doing it otherwise it'll be a really bad habit."
"But I can't sleep without Amy," Sheldon said upset.
"I know, I know. But it's for your own good. Besides your both in the same room together which means it's close enough."
The boy then complained, "But still I can't sleep without Amy."
Penny then has an idea. "Hey Leonard. I got an idea. Sheldon, Amy? Why don't I leave you guys to watch tv while Leonard and I talk?"
"Ok," Amy says and starts watching Thomas The Tank Engine with Sheldon and Penny and Leonard went to the kitchen island to talk.
Penny starts, "I have an idea Leonard. Let's let them sleep together tonight."
Looking confused, Leonard questions, "Why? We're supposed to have them sleep in their own beds, remember?"
"You didn't let me finish. And then tomorrow night, since it's Friday, we'll have a sleepover. Sheldon can stay with you and the guys while Bernadette and I can have Amy and we'll stay across the hall. We can have this just for a test run and see if it works?"
Thinking about it for a moment, Leonard smiled and nodded. "Yeah. I think it can work."
"Ok. I'll text Bernie and see if she's free tomorrow night. And you text the guys."
Leonard nodded taking out his phone. "I'll do that right now."
The next day rolled by super quick and the gang has arrived on the fourth floor landing with sleeping bags and duffel bags.
"Hey guys," Leonard greets opening the door. "Your early!"
"Well you know what they say, it's never too early to start," Howard said with a smile earning confused looks from everyone. He then continued, "But the real reason why we're early is because it's been so long since we did this. I mean us guys."
Raj nodded agreeing. "It's true dude. It must've been like what? Two years ago?"
Leonard sighs reminiscing the moment, "Yeah… Good times… Come on in guys!" He lets Howard, Bernadette, Raj and Anu in.
Penny then came out with her and Amy's pillows and blankets. "Got everything we need. Come on Amy!" She calls and the girl comes over with her monkey asking, "Where are we going mommy?"
"Across the hall. We're having a girl's night," Penny replied excited.
Amy asked, "Is Sheldon coming with me?"
"Nope."
"Oh…" Amy frowned knowing her brother isn't coming.
"It's just you me, Auntie Bernie and Anu. But don't you worry, we're going to have so much fun! We'll make banana split sundaes, watch princess movies and do each other's makeovers!" Penny clapped excitedly.
Amy didn't want to disappoint her new mommy. She sighed sadly, "If you say so."
"Good."
Meanwhile in the living room, little Sheldon who is sitting in his spot watches the guys set up. He asked wanting to know, "What is going on?"
"The guys are here for a sleepover Sheldon," Leonard said. "And you are invited."
Sheldon gave him a confused look. "Huh? I never been invited to anything before… Except the time that Missy invited me to play 'kick ball'… It didn't end well." He finished curled up his legs.
"Well, there will be no kick balling here, because it's boys only and no girls."
"No girls? Not even Amy?" Sheldon asked sadly.
Leonard shook his head. "Nope, just us guys." When he noticed Sheldon frowning, he went to sit down next to the child and said, "Buddy… It's going to be ok. We're gonna have a great time. We're gonna order a pizza like we always do, and we'll play vintage video games, and then we'll marathon Star Wars. Trust me, it'll be fun and you will enjoy it."
Sheldon sighed, "Ok."
Penny and Amy walked through the living room past the guys and meeting the girls by the doorway.
"Ok! You ladies ready for a girl's night?" Penny asked Bernadette and Anu.
"Definitely," Bernadette answers. And the girls head out of the apartment and closed the door.
Raj calls out after them, "And make sure to feed Cinnamon!" And they heard Penny shout back, "We will!"
Leonard looked at a gloomy Sheldon and then said, "Buddy c'mon, you'll have a good time. You pick any game you want and you love Star Wars, you even named your koala bear Chewie Jr. after Chewbacca. And we're getting you a pizza from your favorite pizza restaurant and you'll get your favorite, plain slice."
Sheldon then jumped off the couch and went out of the living room to the bedroom.
Watching him go, Leonard signed and leaned back on the couch cushions.
"What's up with him?" Raj asked.
"He just misses Amy very much," he answers the question, "They have really gotten along for a while and now they're inseparable. He even climbs into her bed to sleep with her."
"Weird how adoptive siblings do that," he comments. "Like what Howard did his cousin." He starts snickering a bit and Howard shot a look. "First of all, for the hundredth time, she's my second cousin! And will you please stop bringing it up?!"
Leonard agrees, "Also Sheldon and Amy don't have coitus. They don't even know what it is, they just like to sleep next to each other in the same bed. But they can't keep doing that, which is why I need to separate them for the night."
The guys then nodded understanding.
"Oh… Now I get it," Raj said.
"I'll go talk to him," Leonard said standing up from the couch and heads for the kid's bedroom door and knocked it. "Sheldon? Can I come in?"
There was no answer.
"Buddy?" He knocked on the door again. "I know your very upset. Amy is having a night with the ladies and you're having a night with us. Can you please come out?"
Still nothing.
"You can pick whatever movie you want, it doesn't have to be Star Wars," he continues.
Again nothing.
He then sighed giving up and had his forehead lean against the door. "Ok. Just come out when you can. I'll still save you some pizza…" Then he walked back to the living room.
"How did it go?" Howard asked.
"Not very good. I think his heart is broken as of now," he said sitting back on the couch. "I feel bad for doing this, maybe we should call it off, I'll go tell Penny."
"No way dude, I already set up my sleeping bag and called up a pizza," Raj said, "Also I was looking forward to this since Comic Con."
Howard agrees, "So do I. I've been waiting for one night away from the kids."
Leonard sighed, "Fine. I won't call it off."
"Great! Let's start with The Last Jedi and then go through one through five next," Raj calls it and they start to watch the movies.
Meanwhile across the hall, Penny, Anu and Bernadette started making their own banana splits while Amy just sat on the couch next to Cinnamon watching Frozen feeling sad that she's not with her brother.
"Here Amy," Penny says bringing a bowl of ice cream to her, "Here is a banana split just for you!"
"No thank you," Amy said flatly but politely, "I'm not hungry."
Frowning a little, Penny stands up heads back to the kitchen island with the bowl still in her hands. She said, "Still nothing. I never knew separation from her brother can break her heart."
"Penny, she's only five. She'll be all grown up wanting to do her own things that won't involve Sheldon as much," Bernadette said.
Anu then reached into her black bag. "Oh ladies!" She pulls out a liquor bottle. "Look what I got! Just a little something to kick up those banana splits!"
"Are you crazy Anu! There's a kid here!"
She then shrugged, "Eh. A little alcohol wouldn't hurt."
"Please tell me that's only for us," Penny said clearly.
"Oh absolutely, what kind of crazy lady gives a child vodka."
Bernadette sighed, "I guess I can have just a little. I needed a night away from the babies."
"There we go, what do you say Penny?" Anu asked holding out the bottle in front of her.
Penny then sighed, "Hit me with a little bit. Just a little bit! We do not want to be drunk in front of Amy."
"Good! This goes good with chocolate and vanilla ice cream," Anu says opening the bottle and pours a bit on their banana splits. "Just to be clear, they go together in a milkshake."
They nodded as they watched Amy.
Meanwhile around four hours later, Sheldon finally came out in his pajamas holding his koala finding the guys still watching Star Wars, pizza crusts discarded in the open box, comic books laying out on the floor.
Leonard looked up and greets with a smile, "Hey buddy. There's a slice of pizza saved for you in the fridge. I'll reheat it if you want."
"I'm not hungry but thank you," he said as he went to sit in his spot.
He asked, "Would you like to join us? Or you want me to tuck you in? I know it's way past your bedtime." He looked at the clock with said 11.
"I couldn't sleep. It's hard to sleep without Amy with me. Even seeing her empty bed makes me feel unsettled," the boy replied clutching to Chewie Jr.
"Well you are welcome to join us. We just started the second movie," Leonard said.
The boy nodded in reply. "I guess it's the human presence and companinship I need."
He smiled and the guys continue to watch the movies.
"Oh oh oh! Let's put some red lipstick all over your light pink lips," Anu says taking a lipstick out and started drawing it on her face and ended up smearing it.
Penny laughs at the mistake the Indian woman did on Bernadette who is also laughing. She looks in the mirror and says smiling, "I look like a gorgeous princess!"
"Now let me do you Penny," Anu starts drawing lipstick on Penny's face but her aim went off and it went onto her cheeks.
Amy watched on horrified by the behaviors the grown women are doing. She remembered her mother telling her that makeup can make you look like a whore and forbids her from even wearing it.
Penny then shouts drunkly, "Hey Ames! Your missing all the fun! Want us to put lipstick on you?"
She then says, "No thanks! I'm good!"
"Aw c'mon! I know you can use a makeover," Bernadette slurs nearly falling to the floor in a giggly fit. "Ooooooh! And a piercing!"
"Oh yes! I can give good ear piercings," Anu says heading for the makeup bag, "I bet there's a piercing gun somewhere in there."
"I'm good," Amy cries shaking a little, "Thank you!"
Penny then brings the lipstick over to her about to draw on her cheek. "Come on little pretty and i'll give you a makeover!
Very scared, Amy got off the couch and in a flash she ran to the vacant bedroom with Cinnamon following and closed the door and locked it. Tears went down her face and silently cried as she sat on the floor by the door with Cinnamon whining as she lays her head on her lap.
It was two hours later that Sheldon still sat there, still wide awake and he looked at the clock seeing it was 1 AM and he feels that he can't achieve REM without his sister. He looks around finding the guys sound asleep, Howard and Raj in their sleeping bags, and Leonard sitting up on the couch, his glasses lopsided.
He quietly hops out of his spot and takes his koala and tip-toes out the door. He heads over to 4B quietly opening the door and peeked seeing three girls sprawled all over the couch and floor passed out.
He again tip-toes sneaking out of the apartment but stopped suddenly after hearing a loud snort from Penny. Wondering where his sister is, he quickly he took Amy's monkey and blanket before he continues to tip-toe to the bedroom figuring that's where Amy might be.
He softly opened the door and his sister immediately looks up with tears.
"Shelly!" She whispers trying not to waken the others.
"Shh!' He hisses putting his finger to his lips pointing at the ladies and comes inside the bedroom.
"I missed you so much Shelly!" Amy says wrapping her arms around him tightly. He hugs her back. "I missed you too Amy!"
"It was horrible. I don't think I can ever go to another sleepover again," Amy softly cried, more tears falling to her cheeks.
Cinnamon whined and Sheldon then said, "Nice to see you too Cinnamon."
Since Raj moved to the building, it took weeks for Sheldon to get used to Cinnamon despite his fear of dogs. But he warmed up to the dog. But only Cinnamon, not the other dogs.
"It's ok Amy. I can't sleep without you," he said.
"They tried to pierce my ear, rub lipstick all over my face," Amy starts crying and Sheldon hugs her again whispering, "There there… Everything will be alright… Sheldon's here… I'll protect you." He then gives her a kiss on the head as he continues to hug.
Amy then smiled at her brother's warm presence.
He then yawned starting to feel drowsy, "Let's go to sleep now."
"I agree, let's use that bed to sleep in," she said.
Sheldon then yawned sleepily also, "Normally I'd hate sleeping in someone else's but I'm too tired to complain…"
Amy and Sheldon then crawled into the bed with their animals and then snuggled next to each other, Amy on her right side of the bed near the window, and Sheldon on the left by the door. And Cinnamon went to curl up at the foot of the bed
"Night night Shelly…" Amy whispers closing her eyes.
Sheldon whispers back snuggling under the covers, "Night Amy…"
And the two had finally fallen in asleep in what the didn't know was they're own bed.
Ok, now I think I learned my lesson that I shouldn't write with my brain that's useless after 10 PM on a work night. Hope this paid off. I hate to spoil the next chapter but Raj is going to break up with Anu. Please leave positive reviews, I worked seriously hard on this chapter!